Right to Repair

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Whether it be electronics, automobiles or medical equipment, the manufacturers should not be able to horde “oem” parts, render your stuff useless if you repair it with aftermarket parts, or hide schematics of their products.

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‘It has officially happened’: Mechanic says he can’t work on your car because they’ve officially been locked out of computer systems (www.dailydot.com)

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'The car companies want to put small guy out of business.'

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Looks like I'm gonna run my Mercedes 300D until it literally collapses into a heap. The engine is supposed to be good for a million miles, after that I guess I can change bearing journals, valves and seats, bore it out and do oversize pistons like they did back in the day.

I'm appreciating more and more owning a car that only has an electrical system for the lights and radio

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

In the end you might DIY ebike

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

New cars are getting so bad that I bet in 20 years, car of the year will be a bike.